Whiteboard

They say nature abhors a vacuum. We love it. When we see a white wall, we want to write on it. Thus, this space. Like the whiteboard-painted walls in our conference room, we'll fill it up with ideas, express our opinions and share what we've learned in our daily quests for insight and knowledge.

Magento is a scalable, high-performance ecommerce solution for businesses. Right out of the box, it contains most of the functionality anyone would want or need in a shopping cart. It’s also extremely flexible and infinitely customizable. Continue Reading

Yii is a high-performance, component-based PHP framework for rapid application development. It can be used for developing a variety of Web applications using PHP. It is especially suitable for large-scale applications. Continue Reading

One of the most “simple” goals business owners have is to reduce
their bounce rate. However, a goal as “simple” as decreasing bounce rate can be
quite complicated. Overall, the business owner is really looking to increase
engagement on site, and hopefully increase conversion rate. To do this, you
need to know what to look for. Continue Reading

Good grammar and writing are essential in the workplace.
Whether it’s emailing a coworker, typing a proposal, or constructing a blog
post for your company, it’s imperative that you get your point across in a
professional, intelligent manner. Continue Reading

Recently one of our clients came to us with a dilemma and
asked; “Are we using the best online payment provider for our business?”There’s a lot of speculation over the web about what online
payment provider is best. So I did some investigating.I researched several different providers including, Authorize.Net, Stripe,
PayPal and PayPal Pro. I've evaluated each service based on customization,
security, cost, customer service, and user interface. Continue Reading

Building quality links is essential to improving your website’s rank on Google. But with search engines getting stricter in their enforcement of link building rules, it’s more important than ever to do it right.Here are 4 ideas for obtaining legitimate links. Continue Reading

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and snow is finally in the rear view mirror. Spring has sprung, and that means it’s time to spring-clean your online marketing and set yourself up for a successful summer. Ask yourself the following questions; the answers can help you improve your website’s profitability and optimize your marketing plan as a whole. Continue Reading

Every search engine optimizer knows that content marketing is the name of the game, but what’s the best way to disseminate that content to earn likes and shares on social media—and, ultimately, to gain inbound links? Continue Reading

Native advertising is a concept that’s on fire these days.
Every marketing blog seems to rave about how it ‘s the new must-do kind of advertising!
But what on Earth is it and how can it fit into your marketing plan? Continue Reading

It’s suddenly that time of the year again! Snow falling, turkeys roasting and Black Friday and Cyber Monday, unbelievably, behind us.It is a fact that conversion intent is highest during the months of November and December (especially on Black Friday & Cyber Monday). Consumers have their wallets out and are ready to pull the trigger on any deal that appeals to their interests. Don’t sit idle; there’s money on the table! Continue Reading

This article is the first in a series we’ll be posting, highlighting in each some of the development tools we use regularly and why. In this installment, we discuss three of the fundamental ones we utilize at the onset of a development project. Continue Reading

I’ll admit it: my marketing roots are as a PPC Guy. Now with that said, I do believe SEO is the top priority in making a website an integral cog in your business success. I just also believe that sometimes it makes sense to step b… Continue Reading

In preparation for this blog entry on web copy, I was considering some “truths” of online marketing—specifically, of writing copy for online marketing. #1 on the list: Please don't read. Please read on... Continue Reading

What am I: An online marketer, a Web developer, or an “SEO”? I’m all three, but here at Accelerate Media we decided to go with “Online Marketing Strategist.” The reason is that, simply speaking, SEO is a loaded term that doesn’t adequately describe what this specialized field of Web strategy is all about. Continue Reading

Our clients often express a desire for their users to see all (or a majority) of their website content at first glance. They typically ask us to move everything up so that they don’t have to scroll to see important information located “below the fold.” Continue Reading